This week our guest is John Hill. John is a retired lawyer living in Cobourg. Before retiring, he specialised in criminal and prison law, often representing some of Canada’s most notorious criminals. Now that he is retired, he has taken to writing. He is a columnist for Law360 Canada, an online newspaper for the legal community. He has contributed chapters to several books and has recently published three books of true crime stories based on his former clients. In 2022, he published Pine Box Parole: Terry Fitzsimmons and the Quest to End Solitary Confinement. Last year, he published The Rest of the [True Crime] Story, which was a finalist for the Best Canadian Non-Fiction Award of Excellence by Crime Writers of Canada. In July 2025, his third book, Acts of Darkness, was released.